Line #115 SuspiciouslySimilarSong/ProfessionalWrestling


1	Used frequently in ProfessionalWrestling; as noted in the main page, this is mostly due to Wrestling/JimmyHart, the former {{Trope Namer\|s}} himself ("The Jimmy Hart Version", or "JHV"), writing the music for various wrestling companies.
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6	* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was perhaps the worse offender before it got bought out, which is rather odd; they were a Time Warner subsidiary, and Time Warner then ''owned'' most of the labels that were getting ripped off. On the other hand, just because they "own" the rights doesn't mean they don't have to pay the artist to use the song. It's cheaper to get JH to write the song for you. As well, Time Warner's dysfunctional structure meant that WCW (then part of Turner Broadcasting) would still have to go through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup (then a Time Warner company) through the same channels as any other company.
7	** Weirdly enough WCW regularly did this to ITSELF for video games, with JHV of their own already JHV themes for wrestlers like nWo members, DDP, and Jeff Jarrett. This is especially notable in WCW Backstage Assault, which had many entrance themes redone and some just getting a stock generic track shared among them instead of redoing or using themes that sounded too close to real songs. The official NWO theme used on television was never actually used in a WCW video game, instead being replaced by a very, very similar re-recording that would go on to be used in TNA as well.
8	* As it turns out, WCW using this trope has probably saved WWE a ton of headaches, as they (usually) haven't had to bother with editing music on their archived WCW broadcasts, and certainly not to the same extent as they've had to self-edit. Most of the replacement songs for WWE versions aren't even this trope in action, as they're usually not even close to the original pieces.
9	* Some infamous JHV's from Wrestling/{{WCW}}: "Come As You Are" by Music/{{Nirvana}} (Wrestling/{{Raven}}), "Even Flow" by Music/PearlJam (Wrestling/ChrisJericho, mostly heel run), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Music/{{Nirvana}} ([[Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage DDP]]), "War" by Edwin Starr (Misfits in Action), "The Zoo" by Music/{{Scorpions\|Band}} (The First Family), "Purple Rain" by Music/{{Prince}} (Prince Iaukea), "Cowboy" by Music/KidRock (Wrestling/JeffJarrett), "Beautiful People" by Music/MarilynManson (Wrestling/PerrySaturn[=/=]Revolution), "Perfect Strangers" by Music/DeepPurple (Wrestling/ShaneDouglas) "Party Up (Up in Here)" by Music/{{DMX}} (Wrestling/ElixSkipper - something he carried with him in TNA), "Burn" by Music/NineInchNails (David Flair) and "Crazy Train" by Music/OzzyOsbourne (David Kalla).
10	** Way before Jimmy Hart debuted in WCW, there were still JHV's; for example, Dustin Rhodes' theme before the ''Slam Jam'' album was a JHV of "Money for Nothing", and the York Foundation used a JHV of the theme of ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' theme; and in the JCP/NWA days, there was the JHV of Music/GiorgioMoroder's "Chase" from the soundtrack of the film ''Film/MidnightExpress'' that (who else?) Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress used.
11	* Even more baffling than writing covers of songs they already owned, was WCW rewriting songs that were already in the public domain. Wrestling/RandySavage had previously used ''Pomp and Circumstance''[[note]]more specifically, ''Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D''; "Pomp and Circumstance" is actually a series of six marches, of which No. 1 is by far the best known[[/note]] in WWF, but it was given a rock makeover in WCW. Although the remix could also have been made to make it sound more like a wresting theme than somebody's graduation.
12	* Wrestling/HulkHogan's first WCW theme, "American Made", was an obvious JHV of his WWF theme "Real American".
13	** The song "American Made" is on an album called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWaiYy7e0PY Hulk Rules!]]'' by Hulk Hogan and the Wrestling Boot Band, which featured Hogan rapping. Most notable is "I Wanna Be a Hulkamaniac", which is a JHV of Wrestling/OwenHart's original entrance music. The title track is a JHV of Wrestling/TheNastyBoys' WWE theme, sung appropriately enough by Hart himself, who did a few songs on the album.
14	* The Outsiders' pre-nWo theme music in WCW was a JHV of "Crazy" by Music/{{Seal}}. It's especially obvious when one discovers that the JHV was titled "Craz''ed''".
15	* Believe it or not, the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] [[EnemyCivilWar Wolfpac]]'s infamous rap theme song is actually a JHV of "Burn" by Militia (a little-known rap group), which the Wolfpac used as their theme at house shows.
16	* A video package aired in the lead up to Hog Wild 1996 (later retitled Road Wild) used a ''very'' obvious soundalike of Music/VanHalen's "Right Now".
17	* Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors used a JHV of [[Music/BlackSabbath Black Sabbath's]] "Iron Man" while in {{Wrestling/WCW}}. They actually used the real thing during some points of their career.
18	* When Wrestling/RickRude headed to WCW he used a knockoff of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat", and his final theme, "Simply Ravishing" was very similar to Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" (complete with a Whitney soundalike on vocals).
19	* Wrestling/AlexWright's first theme under the Berlyn gimmick was basically the "O Fortuna" section of Music/CarminaBurana, only female-sang and with different lyrics.
20	* Wrestling/{{Glacier}}'s first theme was based on the original ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' theme on account of his character being an {{Expy}} of Sub-Zero. He was given another (similar sounding) theme after about two months, perhaps due to legal disputes.
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24	* Hulk Hogan's "Real American", one of the most iconic wrestling themes, may have been inspired by Saxon's "Wheels of Steel".
25	* WWF made the interesting choice to remix a public domain theme in the early '90s when they gave Wrestling/RicFlair a JHV of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" called "Early Sprach".
26	* Wrestling/JackSwagger's former entrance theme bore an extremely strong resemblance to the Music/RageAgainstTheMachine song "Testify"; in fact, the band that performs the song is a RATM tribute band called ''Age'' Against the Machine.
27	* Wrestling/DGenerationX's theme is a lyrical JHV of Music/RageAgainstTheMachine's "Killing in the Name". The lyrics both speak of rebellion. Compare the DX theme's "We just got tired of doing what we're told what to do" to these words of RATM's song, "And now you do what they told ya," and "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me! Fuck you I won't do what you tell me!" This is what may have led to the erroneous assumption for a while that DX's theme was actually made by RATM.
28	* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin's theme is actually a JHV of another JHV. His theme is based off of [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon's]] theme, which in turn is suspiciously similar to the Music/{{Eagles}}' "Those Shoes". WordOfGod says Austin's theme was modeled off of "Bulls on Parade". It's original title, "I Won't Do What You Tell Me", is an allusion to this. On that note, when they were part of the Ministry, Wrestling/TheAPA, Mideon and Viscera when they were associated with the Ministry of Darkness used a theme that was a doomier take on Wrestling/{{Demolition}}'s theme.
29	* Speaking of former ECW guys, Tommy Dreamer's WWE theme is suspiciously similar to his original ECW music, "Man in the Box" by Music/AliceInChains.
30	* The same thing happened with Wrestling/BallsMahoney. [[InNameOnly The Sandman]], too...but not so much (it DOES bear some resemblance to Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Enter Sandman", but again, not so much). With "Enter Sandman" it was a necessity. Metallica charges $5-6 ''million'' just for the use of that one song. Even ECW (not exactly concerned about copyright) used to have a cover version by Music/{{Motorhead}} on hand just in case.
31	* Eric Bischoff's debut theme in WWE was Music/{{ACDC}}'s "Back in Black", but he used a JHV called "I'm Back" by Ted Nigro for every subsequent appearance.
32	* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s entrance theme in WWE was a suspiciously similar song of his original WCW entrance theme (an awesome piece of stock music), due to the rights to the song not being available. He has since returned to using the classic "Invasion".
33	* [[Wrestling/LisaMarieVaron Victoria]] had previously used Music/{{Tatu}}'s "All the Things She Said" but was given a lyrics-less cover version for video games and DVD releases. Later in her career, she was given Music/NickiMinaj's "Don't Mess With" to the same beat and rhythm as "All the Things She Said".
34	* Wrestling/{{Christian}}'s Waterproof Blonde version of "Just Close Your Eyes", later covered by Story of the Year and Bedlam's Gate, is itself actually the live-band-recording Jimmy Hart Composite of two of his previous themes, his theme immediately after breaking up with Wrestling/{{Edge\|Wrestler}}, "At Last" (which itself--in an earlier iteration--was a suspiciously similar song of "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen}}) and this theme in The Brood, "Blood Brother". Of course, one could just claim that it's a JHV of "My Last Breath" by Evanescence like his TNA theme afterwards was.
35	* [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] apparently actually ''did'' get a mild JHV of his memetic pre-WWE theme "The Final Countdown" in Florida Championship Wrestling, but for storyline reasons he has to use Wrestling/TheMiz's music in WWE NXT. Afterwards, it was averted, then played straight, as when he finally got his own music, at first he was using some generic-sound hard rock, then a JHV of Two Steps From Hell's "Freefall" called "Big Epic Thing", then he won the US Championship, and used "Music/RideOfTheValkyries". The real version. But later was given a rock version of "Ride of the Valkyries" called "''Flight'' of the Valkyries."
36	* Wrestling/SamoaJoe's WWE entrance theme is essentially "Simon Says" by Pharoahe Monch.
37	* Percy Watson's theme seems to be a speed-up JHV of Lil' Jon's "What You Gonna Do".
38	* Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie's WWE theme is a JHV of Tinman's "18 Strings", which in itself is a JHV of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
39	* WWE Diva Wrestling/MickieJames' entrance theme is pretty obviously a suspiciously similar song of "My Sharona" by The Knack and "Mickey" by Toni Basil.
40	* Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr's "Priceless" is also a JHV, oddly enough. If you listen closely, the melody and instrumentation resemble "Money" by Music/PinkFloyd.
41	* ''The Wrestling Album'', WWE's first album of mostly wrestlers' theme music, includes the song "Eat Your Heart Out, Rick Springfield", written and performed by Mr. Hart himself, which is suspiciously similar to Rick Springfield's song "Jessie's Girl". Justified, as it's a song about a guy who's jealous over his girlfriend's interest in Rick Springfield. Which also parallels/parodies the meaning of the original. Incidentally, the song was also used as Jimmy Hart's entrance music in the video game WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006.
42	* The theme to No Way Out 2001 was the JHV of Bush's "Machine Head".
43	* Wrestling/AliciaFox's old theme is a JHV of Nelly's "Hot in Herre". What makes it really funny is that the theme is called "Shake Yo Tail". Nelly also did a song called "Shake yo Tail Feather." It copies one, but was named after another, making it look like careless writing.
44	* Wrestling/KevinNash's theme when he used the Diesel gimmick during his first run in the WWE is a JHV version of Music/{{ACDC}}'s The Jack.
45	** Some parts of it also sound like "Rocky Mountain Way" by Joe Walsh. The riff sounds like the famous "Bad to the Bone" riff.
46	* The theme song that Wrestling/JustinGabriel and Wrestling/HeathSlater used for a short period in 2011 had an opening similar to Skillet's "Awake & Alive."
47	** Justin Gabriel's face solo theme sounds a little like the Killers' "Somebody Told Me".
48	** And his latest heel theme is a JHV of Knife Party's "Bonfire", which is a little bit silly considering WWE licensed that track for their 2K15 video game.
49	* Wrestling/KellyKelly's theme is a softer version of Music/DestinysChild's "Lose My Breath".
50	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyOdaNiLW9Q Antonio Cesaro's first theme]] is a JHV of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEXHeTcxQy4 "Chelsea Dagger"]] by Music/TheFratellis.
51	** And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1JlToAuVhA his second theme]] is based on Wrestling/DeanMalenko's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OaaEtYG2WY "Double Ho Seven"]] theme, which, in turn, drew from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8_LTu07Jo "License to Kill"]] by Gladys Knight.
52	* Since being repackaged in 2013 as [[MeaningfulName Curtis Axel]], the former Michael [=McGillicutty=] now uses what sounds like a remix version of [[Wrestling/CurtHennig his dad's]] old theme, "Theme from ''Exodus''."
53	* Rick Rude used to enter to a knockoff of "The Stripper".
54	* [[Wrestling/PeytonRoyce The]] [[Wrestling/BillieKay IIconics]]' theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drTAKWDBAZg "Femme Fatale"]] has some similarities to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pRC65AbcK8&list=PLkpN6XM4MafRIMI1slpDSJl-xCQUGhI7T&index=44 "Desert Island 4"]] soundtrack from ''[[Videogame/{{Croc}} Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos]]''. It's highly unlikely that it was intentional, given how obscure the video game is.
55	* In {{Wrestling/WWENXT}}, Wrestling/AdamRose's entrance theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4zOOADtLK8 "Break Away"]] by CFO$, is a pastiche of the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EUAw1sLwM0 "World Goes Wild"]] by Above Envy, a song which he shortly used as his entrance theme before switching to the current one. Reportedly because WWE ended up choosing not to pay the rights for the original song. Like with Cesaro, it also happened to be another "Chelsea Dagger" knock-off.
56	* Rich Swann's WWE theme "Around the World" ([[RefrainFromAssuming not "Can You Handle This?"]]) is likely inspired by Music/JamesBrown's "Living in America" from ''Film/RockyIV'' and/or Mark Ronson and Music/BrunoMars' "Uptown Funk".
57	* ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'''s "I Want It All" is a JHV of Eminem's "White America".
58	* Wrestling/{{Carmella}}'s theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxUsghSwskg "Fabulous"]] is an obvious knock-off of Music/IggyAzalea's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w "Fancy"]]. Makes sense, given the fact that the word "Fabulous" is essentially a synonym to "Fancy", and that Carmella's gimmick is heavily Iggy Azalea inspired.
59	* WWE's theme for the ''Money in the Bank'' event since 2011 is a JHV of "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays, intentionally as the former was originally written as a theme tune for Creator/DonaldTrump during his 2007 feud with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon while the latter was the theme tune for Trump's show ''Series/TheApprentice''.
60	* Wrestling/SamiZayn's face theme "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjKOoEP6QI Worlds Apart]]" has an intro that sounds very similar to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YowSB2cJH1c Ole]]" by the Bouncing Souls. Which would make sense considering what his well-known previous gimmick was. The same intro would later be reused for his Bloodline heel theme "This Is It", but [[{{Lettingtheairoutoftheband}} the pitch gets deeper]] until it turns into a different song altogether.
61	* Despite sharing the same name and lyrics as his previous theme (which was basically [[Music/GeorgeFredericHandel Handel's]] ''Messiah''), Wrestling/DamienSandow's new 2015 "Rock Mix" version of "Hallelujah" is more a mixture of Music/{{Muse}} songs, in particular "Knights of Cydonia" and "Uprising".
62	* [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Simon Dean]]'s theme sounds very similar to Laura Brannigan's "Gloria".
63	* {{Wrestling/WWENXT}} Diva [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]]'s theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us__Go30_kk "The Future"]] reminds a lot of people of Music/KingCrimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man".
64	* Wrestling/AJStyles' WWE theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj9ala8nZ7U "Phenomenal"]] is very similar to Music/{{DMX}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpySC-7awSw "No Sunshine."]]
65	* TJ Perkins's official WWE theme [[https://youtu.be/gO2xYKhGXZs "Playing With Power"]] is a {{Chiptune}} track strongly reminiscent of the classic ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]'' games, particularly [[https://youtu.be/WJRoRt155mA the Wily Castle theme]] from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2''.
66	* Bayley's theme "Turn It Up" is strongly resembles "Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen.
67	* Wrestling/AkiraTozawa's current WWE theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W805qAhsEQ "Strawberry Moon"]] has a similar sound to that of Tomoyasu Hotei's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7yTeF9ajcw "Battle Without Honor or Humanity"]], the theme song from Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/KillBill''.
68	** Tozawa's not even the first time "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" was given the treatment. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN3fk7vgwBI Basham Brothers' theme]] more than ten years prior (around the time of the movie's actual release) was also a JHV of it.
69	* Trent Seven's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbfYWIhTCfg theme]] from the WWE UK Championship tournament is an obvious pastiche of Music/TheWhiteStripes' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J2QdDbelmY "Seven Nation Army",]] complete with a title that indicates the obvious ("Arena Nation Rock"). This is justified, as Seven's theme on the indie circuit just happened to actually be "Seven Nation Army".
70	* "It's Your Last Shot", the theme to WWE's 2010 ''Bragging Rights'' pay-per-view, is strikingly similar sounding to "Famous" by Music/PuddleOfMudd (which was itself the theme to the 2007 "One Night Stand" event).
71	* Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre's "Broken Dreams" (which WWE brought back for Clash at the Castle) sounds very similar to Music/{{Metallica}}'s cover of Music/BobSeger's "Turn the Page".
72	* Wrestling/BrayWyatt's theme "Live in Fear" (which WWE brought from Mark Crozer, originally titled "Broken Out of Love") has a guitar riff lifted directly from Link Wray's 1957 instrumental "Rumble".
73	* Wrestling/BobbyRoode's memetic WWE theme "Glorious Domination" has a piano intro very similar to that of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".
74	* Wrestling/BretHart's WWF theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mYXWOCgXQQ "Hitman"]] sounds a lot like Music/BonJovi's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed-GEZMpNsY "Living on a Prayer"]]
75	* Tyler Bate's WWE theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPn92f9bQJY "Inaugural"]] shares a similar sound with Music/PeterGabriel's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q "Sledgehammer"]], which he used as his entrance theme during his time in the independent circuit.
76	* The main riff of Wrestling/ShawnMichaels' theme "Sexy Boy" sounds similar to the main riff of "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" by Music/QuietRiot.
77	* Wrestling/JohnMorrison's theme "Ain't No Make Believe" sounds a lot like "Who Are You" by Music/TheWho as done in the style of Music/JimiHendrix.
78	* Retribution's "Shut 'Em Down" is stylistically and structurally pretty much identical to "Killing in the Name".
79	* [[Wrestling/BrianAdams Crush]]'s post Demolition, pre-DOA theme was the JHV of Music/JimiHendrix's Foxy Lady.
80	* Wrestling/RomanReigns' "Head of the Table" is pretty much the ''Series/{{Succession}}'' theme with the intro from StandardSnippet/OFortuna all in the key of The Shield's theme.
81	* The [[https://youtu.be/76J2qu9r5c4 remix]] of Wrestling/BigBossMan's first WWF theme "Hard Times" (as heard on ''[=WrestleMania=]: The Album'') sounds an awful lot like Music/MichaelJackson's "[[https://youtu.be/YP3W-E0OamU Black or White]]". [[https://youtu.be/ubtcbsjjrhg Here's a mashup]].
82	* Following his 2023 return to NXT, Wrestling/BaronCorbin debuted a new theme song, [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6EjOcEWv88M "Burn the Ships"]], which evokes various similarities to [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svTacOPwh3Y the Blacktop Mojo song with the exact same name.]]
83	* Wrestling/{{Bayley}}'s new "Role Model" theme is essentially a key-shifted and heavier version of [[Music/Paramore Hayley Williams]'] "Simmer".
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86	* ECW's original theme song, "This Is Extreme!" has its main riff similar to the main riff of [[Music/RobZombie White Zombie's]] "More Human Than Human".
87	* The original ECW did this too sometimes... see: Taz's music morphing from the actual "War Machine" by KISS to a JHV, to his "Survive If I Let You" theme that used the opening riff to the JH War Machine and then a completely different melody.
88	* Steve Corino's theme "The Old School Style" by Boner took the opening from "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page (which Corino used previously) and turned it into a heavy metal instrumental with a different melody after the opening.
89	* Da Baldies, a stable in the later years of the company lead by Angel and featuring the infamous Vic Grimes in its ranks, had a theme that was basically the riff from "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group, which had been used in the company by [[Wrestling/AlPoling 911]] previously, turned into a hardcore mosh anthem.
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93	* "The Jimmy Hart Version" could just as easily have been "The Dale Oliver Version", given the number of knockoffs longtime TNA composer Dale Oliver produced. One of his most common practices was to make an alternate version of a star's old WWF, WCW, or indie theme.
94	** The Other Wiki once had a list of songs of which Oliver has made suspiciously similar songs on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Oliver his article]]. The list was rather long, but has since been removed.
95	* [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect's]] TNA theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VynCL_BbPK4 "I Am the Champion"]] - its riff is basically the same as the guitar solo at the end of Music/{{Queen}}'s "We Will Rock You", while the lyrics are a lyrical JHV of Queen's "We Are the Champions" (see the title?).
96	* Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s original TNA theme was a poor man's "Seek and Destroy", hence the title "Stingellica" and the switch to something else once he became a regular in 2006.
97	* One of Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels' first TNA themes, which later became his ROH TV theme upon his return there in 2010, was a JHV of his ROH/indy theme, Music/MarilynManson's "Disposable Teens".
98	* Wrestling/{{Christian}} Cage's TNA theme was originally a virtual note-for-note rip of the Music/{{Evanescence}} song "My Last Breath". It changed midway through his TNA run, perhaps for that very reason...
99	* Traci Brooks' classic theme is almost sue-worthily identical to Aerosmith's "Rag Doll".
100	* The opening of Wrestling/SamoaJoe's theme is a JHV of the ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' theme, which he used as an opening riff for his entrance songs on the indies.
101	* Wrestling/KevinNash's TNA theme in 2004 is similar to Dr. Dre song "Still D.R.E." Appropriately enough, the song is even called "Dre."
102	* Wrestling/KurtAngle's TNA theme "My Quest" (and its remix "Gold Metal") was deliberately based on "Lunatic Fringe" by Red Rider.
103	* TNA Lockdown 2007 theme is a JHV of "Numb" by Music/LinkinPark.
104	* TNA's classic "Cross the Line" theme music is basically just "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven.
105	* Wrestling/HulkHogan's 2010 TNA theme is basically the original Wrestling/NewWorldOrder theme. (And during his debut, he explicitly referred to the nWo in all but name, while talking with Wrestling/ScottHall, Wrestling/KevinNash, Wrestling/SeanWaltman and Wrestling/EricBischoff). That song actually was originally recorded by Hart in WCW, as the theme song for nWo 2000, but they ended up using the original "Rockhouse" by Frank Shelley instead (and the new song was instead used by WCW in video games ''WCW Nitro'', ''WCW/NWO Thunder'', and ''WCW Mayhem'').
106	* Eric Bischoff's TNA theme was actually a JHV of his WCW theme, which itself was an edited version of the track "White Train" from the ''Film/{{Desperado}}'' soundtrack.
107	* Wrestling/AngelinaLove's last TNA theme, "Unhinged", is pretty much a JHV of "Papercut" by Music/LinkinPark, the song she went on to use in the indies.
108	* Miss Tessmacher's "I Tease, U Touch" is a takeoff of the old ECW theme "This Is Extreme", which may be a nod to Brooke's time in the Extreme Exposé group in WWECW.
109	* [[Wrestling/{{EC3}} Ethan Carter III]] in TNA was given a theme song that is a JHV of Fall Out Boy's "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)", right down to the chorus of "Oohs" only being slightly changed.
110	* In Impact, Rich Swann got '''another''' "Uptown Funk" ripoff called "Welcome to the Party", which is even more blatant.
111	* Wrestling/AJStyles' first theme way back in the NWA-TNA days was a very obvious soundalike of Music/BruceSpringsteen's "Born in the USA". His more well known theme, "I Am", which was later reworked with Christian rap group GRITS as "Get Ready To Fly", sounds like a blend of "Ich bin ein Auslander" by Music/PopWillEatItself with a chorus influenced by Music/{{POD}}'s "Youth of the Nation". Incidentally, {{Wrestling/Fortune}}, itself lead by Styles, used a more direct riff on POD's song.
112	* Wrestling/RoadDogg, when he wrestled as BG James in TNA, used a soundalike of Music/LivingColour's "Cult of Personality".
113	* The Main Event Mafia's theme was a blend of the theme from ''Film/TheGodfather'' with [[VideoGame/KillerInstinct "The Instinct"]].
114	* Monty Brown used a ''very'' blatant soundalike of [[{{Music/Disturbed}} "Down With The Sickness"]], down to the "ooh-wa-ah-ah-ah" vocal hook.
115	* Madison Rayne's theme "Killa Queen", ironically, was what happened if you shoved [[Music/{{Deftones}} "Diamond Eyes"]] and [[Music/GooGooDolls "Iris"]] into a blender.
116	* Wrestling/VinceRusso used a remake of Music/SystemOfADown's "Toxicity", named "F.U System", recalling another song by the band, "''Fuck the'' System".
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120	* {{Invoked\|Trope}} for AEW, according to composer Mikey Rukus, who mentioned that many of its talent want soundalikes of whatever theme they used on the indies or in previous companies.
121	* Wrestling/BretHart's theme in his one-off appearance in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling is definitely a take on his old WWF theme.
122	* Wrestling/DustinRhodes's theme in AEW is extremely similar to Music/GreenDay's "Brain Stew" with hints of Luniz & Michael Marshall's "I Got 5 on It".
123	* Wrestling/JakeRoberts' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q81EW2fw6Y AEW theme]] is definitely a take on his old WWF "Snake Bit" theme.
124	* Wrestling/DeanMalenko has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYTzsC5vxpQ AEW theme]] that's definitely a call back to his WCW entry theme.
125	* Wrestling/KrisStatlander's theme is pretty much lifted from Katy Perry's "E.T." which she used on the indies.
126	* AEW stable Wrestling/ThePinnacle had a theme that sounds like a remix of one of the old Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen themes.
127	* Ricky Starks' theme is a Bourbon St./Roots-flavored "Touch the Sky" by Music/KanyeWest.
128	* Wrestling/EddieKingston's "Cold World" is Music/{{DMX}}'s "Slippin" and "Stop Bein Greedy" with a Franchise/{{Castlevania}} riff.
129	* Wrestling/AdamCole's "All About That Boom" is [[Music/RageAgainstTheMachine Rage]]'s "Calm Like a Bomb" and "Bomb Track" with the beat of Cole's ROH Theme "Something for You" by David Rolfe.
130	* [[Wrestling/AdamPage "Hangman" Adam Page]]'s "Ghost Town Triumph" is pretty blatantly based on Music/EnnioMorricone's "Ecstasy of Gold" from the iconic standoff scene in ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. AEW even sells official Hangman t-shirts with the phrase "Ecstasy of Gold" printed on them.
131	* Nyla Rose's Beast Bomb is Music/TheHu's "Wolf Totem" with English lyrics instead of Mongolian.
132	* Wrestling/ToniStorm's theme "Watch What's Next" is primarily based on Heart's "Barracuda", with elements of [[Music/LedZeppelin Led Zeppelin]]'s "Immigrant Song", Dokken's "Kiss of Death" and Marty Friedman's "Saturation Point".
133	* Wrestling/{{Danhausen}}'s "The Danhausen Show" is the The Champs' "Tequila" in the style of ''Series/TheMunsters'' theme with some elements from ''Series/DoctorWho'''s theme.
134	* [[Wrestling/TheRevival FTR's]] first theme "Old School Raised" was a JHV for their WWE theme "Southern Proud" with both starting off with the words "SAY YEAH". Their second theme "Darkside of TR", was a homage to Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress' theme, ''itself'' a JHV of Giorgio Moroder's "Chase" theme from [[Film/MidnightExpress the film of which the tag team shares its name]].
135	* Wrestling/KennyOmega's entrance prelude from his AEW Championship reign was based off of Music/TheAlanParsonsProject's "Sirius" (known for being used by of Chicago Bulls) for the first half and "Paula's Theme" from ''Film/TheRunningMan'' for the second.
136	* Wrestling/TheYoungBucks theme "You Leave Us No Choice" also draws from the ''Series/{{Succession}}'' theme but remains in the same key unlike the Tribal Chief's version.
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140	* Kyoko Inoue's theme that she used in [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling AJW]] is a JHV of "Panama" by Music/VanHalen which was her entrance theme for a bit in the early '90s.
141	* Wrestling/RingOfHonor's even started this: the music for their [=HDNet=] television show bears a remarkable resemblance to Velvet Revolver's "Slither". Oddly enough, Ring of Honor never attempted this after the Internet outcry over Wrestling/BryanDanielson having to drop "The Final Countdown". Then again, lemonade was made from this lemon, as the emotional effect when it was brought back for special "off-camera" moments, ''especially'' at his last hurrah. A suspiciously synthesizer-heavy version was used for his entrances on Ring of Honor's TV show, however.
142	* Wrestling/RingOfHonor wrestler Wrestling/DaltonCastle's theme is very similar to an instrumental version of Music/{{Queen}}'s [[https://youtu.be/hFDcoX7s6rE "I Want It All"]]. Composer Adam Massacre actually titled it [[https://youtu.be/WlNXVjgvbTo "Dalton Wants It Now"]], an unusually direct acknowledgment.
143	* Wrestling/{{Danhausen}}'s theme in the indies (composed by Gwarsenio Hall) was very blatantly a variation on "Tequila", referencing the RunningGag of Danhausen dancing to the song in the ring. The chorus just features Danhausen saying "Danhausen" in the chorus instead of "Tequila".
144	* Wrestling/WOWWomenOfWrestling features a few:
145	** Gloria Glitter's theme is a blatant knockoff of "(Let's Get) Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.
146	** The Heavy Metal Sisters (Fury and Rebel Haze) enter to a JHV of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, which you may notice is NOT a heavy metal song.

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